Words in Volume IV:

magistratejubilantchatteltimbremeanderresilientembellishdenouncemysticdubiousruminatesever

resplendentdiscordinvectivewistfuldidacticundulateguilelessetherealnotoriouschasmasceticreticentblight

magistrate,

magistrate

magistrate

A Soldier of the Great War --Mark Helprin

Before the war I was a

kind of problem.

and I used to work on this

magistrate: judge

Relatives: mag: big, great in sizemajestic, magnificent, magnitude

I have been named of this town.

One Hundred Years of Solitude --Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Sweet Far Thing --Libba Bay

“I’d have them all before the on Bow Street ,”

Inspector Kent mutters, mentioning London’s famous court.

magistrate,

The Bourne Supremacy --Robert Ludlum

You told us that when you said you did not care to go before

the to “press charges,” as you put it.

1. Before the war I was a magistrate,

kind of problem.

and I used to work on this

magistrate: judge

Relatives: mag: big, great in sizemajestic, magnificent, magnitude

magistrate2.“I’d have them all before the on Bow Street ,”

Inspector Kent mutters, mentioning London’s famous court.

magistrate 3.I have been named of this town.

4. You told us that when you said you did not care to go before

the magistrate, to “press charges,” as you put it.

But although Tom’s ear tingled, his heart was

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer --Mark Twain

jubilant

jubilationjubilation

jubilant.

Eldest--Christopher Paolini

of our race.May the halls echo with the

jubilant: overjoyed

syn: elated, ecstatic

ant: morose, sullen, depressed, indifferent, apathetic

Forms: N: jubilationV: 00Adj: jubilantAdv: jubilantly

I felt their arms around my neck, their hugs and the marvelous

of reunion. Black Like Me --John Howard Griffin

The city was in the midst of a gala.

The Looking Glass Wars --Frank Beddor

jubilant: overjoyed

syn: elated, ecstatic

ant: morose, sullen, depressed, indifferent, apathetic

Forms: N: jubilationV: 00Adj: jubilantAdv: jubilantly

jubilant1. The city was in the midst of a gala.

2. But although Tom’s ear tingled, his heart was jubilant.

jubilation

3. I felt their arms around my neck, their hugs and the marvelous

of reunion.

jubilation of our race.4. May the halls echo with the

chattel: slave; livestock; a burdensomepossession

chattels

All Quiet on the Western Front --Erich Maria Remarque

their goods and

On the way we meet the inhabitants trundling

along with them in wheelbarrows,

in perambulators, and on their backs.

chattel

The Mayor of Casterbridge --Thomas Hardy

You then stood without a to your name, and I was the

master of the house in Corn Street.

chattel

The Power and the Glory --Grace MacGowan Cooke

She is a valuable industrial possession to the man, or

who may profit by her labor; never a luxury—a bill of

expense.

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl--Harriet Jacobs

Yet that intelligent, enterprising, noble-hearted man was a

chattel.

chattel: slave; livestock; a burdensomepossession

their goods and

2. You then stood without a

3.She is a valuable industrial possession

4. Yet that intelligent, enterprising, noble-hearted man was a

1. On the way we meet the inhabitants trundling

chattel

chattel to the man, or

who may profit by her labor; never a luxury—a bill of

expense.

to your name, and I was the

master of the house in Corn Street.

chattel.

chattels along with them in wheelbarrows,

in perambulators, and on their backs.

timbre

timbrestimbre.

timbre,

timbre: one of the properties of sound; often used to describe a tone, loudness, orpitch of voice.

So we watch their faces, their hands, their feet, and listen for truth in

The Bluest Eye--Toni Morrison

Life of Pi --Yann Martel

The voice had its very own with a heavy, weary rasp.

slow and easy as Pruitt.

Only the of his voice showed his passion; he was as

The Thundering Herd --Zane Grey

The Looking Glass War--Frank Beddor

She stood listening to the alternating and resonances

of the men’s voices.

timbre: one of the properties of sound; often used to describe the tone, loudness of pitch of voice.

1.The voice had its very own with a heavy, weary rasp.timbre,

slow and easy as Pruitt.

timbre2.Only the of his voice showed his passion; he was as

timbres3.She stood listening to the alternating and resonances

of the men’s voices.

timbre.

4.So we watch their faces, their hands, their feet, and listen for truth in

meandering

meander

meander,

meanderedThe Bean Trees --Barbara Kingsolver

It was one of a

cottages lines up along a stream bank.

rows of mossy, green-roofed

meander: wind, wander, travel in an indirect path

Forms: N:00; V: meander, meanders, meandered, meandering; Adj: 00; Adv: 00

For the next few minutes, they chatted as they

among the shelves. True Believer --Nicholas Sparks

the lazy ripples that once

The Secret Life of Bees --Sue Monk Kidd

in a while broke the surface.

I watched the currents

HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban --J.K. Rowling

They watched Hagrid tipsily up to the castle.

2.It was one of a meandering

cottages lines up along a stream bank.

rows of mossy, green-roofed

meander: wind, wander, travel in an indirect path

Forms: N:00; V: meander, meanders, meandered, meandering; Adj: 00; Adv: 00

meandered3.For the next few minutes, they chatted as they

among the shelves.

meander,1. I watched the currents the lazy ripples that once

in a while broke the surface.

meander4. They watched Hagrid tipsily up to the castle.

resilient: the ability to bounce back after a setback

syn: hardyant: fragile

Forms: N: resilienceV: 00Adj: resilient Adv: resiliently

resilient

Lone Survivor --Marcus Luttrell

But my dad’s a man, tough and determined.

She was, he thought, capable, strong, andImmortal in Death --J.D. RobbCity of Bones

--Cassandra Clare

It takes a special strength and resilience. resilient.The Host --Stephanie Meyer

than I gave us credit for.We were both more resilient

resilient: the ability to bounce back after a setback

syn: hardyant: fragile

Forms: N: resilienceV: 00Adj: resilient Adv: resiliently

resilient than I gave us credit for.1.We were both more

resilience.2.It takes a special strength and

3.But my dad’s a man, tough and determined. resilient

4. She was, he thought, capable, strong, and resilient.

embellish: decorate

Related: bella: beauty

Forms: N: embellishment,embellishmentsV: embellish, embellishes, embellished, embellishing Adj: 00 Adv: 00

syn: adornant: denude

embellishing

Nineteen Minutes --Jodi Picoult

He began

--a teaspoon of blood became

a cup; the stain on her white pants grew from a modest spot to a

embellishing

Rose Red --Stephen King

We discussed John’s and my year abroad, and me carefully

the journey to sound like the ideal honeymoon.

embellished,

Sweet Far Thing --Libba Bray

It has the air of one of his well-told tales, but though those may

none of this is true.beBrisingr --Christopher Paolini

He wore a helm with gold, silver and rubies and,

on his fingers, five large rings.

embellished

embellish: decorate

syn: adornant: denude

Forms: N: embellishment,embellishmentsV: embellish, embellishes, embellished, embellishing Adj: 00 Adv: 00

Related: bella: beauty

1.He began embellishing

--a teaspoon of blood became

Rorchach blot of enormous proportion.

a cup; the stain on her white pants grew from a modest spot to a

2. We discussed John’s and my year abroad, and me carefully

embellishing the journey to sound like the ideal honeymoon.

3. It has the air of one of his well-told tales, but though those may

embellished, none of this is true.be

4.He wore a helm embellished with gold, silver and rubies and,

on his fingers, five large rings.

denounce: publicly reject or accuse

syn: repudiateant: praise, laud

Forms: N: denunciation, denunciationsV: denounce, denounces, denounced, denouncing Adj: 00 Adv: 00

Related: noun: nameannounce, noun,pronounce

Ender’s Game --Orson Scott Card

denouncing is based on the highest

Atlas Shrugged --Ayn Rand

principle—the principle of the public good.

Mr. Rearden, the law which you are

denunciation of the population They published a scathing

limitation laws.

denounce

Into the Wild --Jon Krakauer

behavior many years earlier and would silently

Chris would fixate on his father’s own less-than-sterling

him.

denounce

Arrowsmith --Sinclair Lewis

Martin hastened to Terry, declaring that he would resign--

would --would expose—Yes!

denouncing

denounce: publicly reject or accuse

syn: repudiateant: praise, laud

Forms: N: denunciation, denunciationsV: denounce, denounces, denounced, denouncing Adj: 00 Adv: 00

Related: noun: nameannounce, noun,pronounceis based on the highest principle—the principle

of the public good.

4. Martin hastened to Terry, declaring that he would resign--

1.Mr. Rearden, the law which you are

denunciation of the population2. They published a scathing

limitation laws.

would

behavior many years earlier and would silently

denounce him.

3. Chris would fixate on his father’s own less-than-sterling

denounce --would expose—Yes!

mystic: related to the heavens or religious beliefs; a person thought to be able to communicate with God, angels, or other spiritual forces

syn: divine; otherworldly; ethereal; celestialant: mundane; earthly

Forms: N: mystic; mysticismV: 00 Adj: mystical Adv: mystically

mystic

Atlas Shrugged --Ayn Rand

Once he surrendered reason,

revelations.

a body moved by unaccountable

he was left at the mercy of…

instincts and a soul moved by

Red: The Heroic Rescue --Ted Dekker

She was a practicing Sufi mystic.

Black: The Birth of Evil --Ted Dekker

Now we’re resorting to mystics?

Breaking Down --Stephanie Meyer

He hypnotized me with his vampire powers.mystical

mystic: related to the heavens or religious beliefs; a person thought to be able to communicate with God, angels, orother spiritual powers

syn: divine; otherworldly; ethereal; celestialant: mundane; earthly

Forms: N: mystic; mysticismV: 00 Adj: mystical Adv: mystically

mystic

1. Once he surrendered reason,

revelations.

a body moved by unaccountable instincts and a soul moved

by

he was left at the mercy of…

2. She was a practicing Sufi mystic.

3. Now we’re resorting to mystics?

4.He hypnotized me with his vampire powers.mystical

dubious: full of doubt; uncertain; unsteady; unlikely; questionable

syn: skeptical; cynicalant: certain; cocky; gullible; inevitable

Forms: N: doubtV: doubt, doubts, doubted, doubtingAdj: dubious Adv: dubiously

dubious

The Hunger Games --Suzanne Collins

The only ray of hope has come from my sister.

Twilight --Stephanie Meyer

“Oh come on,” I said dubiously.

dubiously

Immortal in Death --J.D. Robb

She scanned the menu and settled

on the stuffed shells supreme.

dubious

The Book Thief --Markus Zusak

His writing ability was

considered himself lucky.

to say the least, but he

dubious: full of doubt; uncertain; unsteady; unlikely; questionable

syn: skeptical; cynicalant: certain; cocky; gullible; inevitable

Forms: N: doubtV: doubt, doubts, doubted, doubtingAdj: dubious Adv: dubiously

1.The only dubious

ray of hope has come from my sister.

dubious

2.“Oh come on,” I said

3.She scanned the menu and settled

4. His writing ability was

dubiously.

dubiously

considered himself lucky.

to say the least, but he

on the stuffed shells supreme.

ruminate: think about something over and over

syn: contemplate, perseverate, mullant: ignore, forget

Forms: N: ruminationV: ruminate, ruminates, ruminated,ruminatingAdj: ruminative Adv: 00

Relatives: ruminant (cud-chewing animal); rumor

ruminationHe remained in a state of empty and peaceful

until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning.

Metamorphosis --Franz Kafka

ruminate,I was afraid I’d

agonize, rationalize and talk myself into not going. The Kite-Runner

--Khaled Hosseini

ruminated,

What I know is

plotted, and set down.

Henry V --WS

rumination. Catch-22 --Joseph Heller

He rested a while in critical

ruminate: think about something over and over

syn: contemplate, perseverate, mullant: ignore, forget

Forms: N: ruminationV: ruminate, ruminates, ruminated,ruminatingAdj: ruminative Adv: 00

Relatives: ruminant (cud-chewing animal); rumor

1. What I know is

3. He remained in a state of empty and peaceful rumination

until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning.

ruminate,

agonize, rationalize and talk myself into not going.

rumination.4.He rested a while in critical

2.I was afraid I’d

ruminated, plotted,

and set down.

sever: to cut

syn: truncate, terminate, amputateant: extend, unite, splice

Forms: N: severance V: sever, severs, severed, severingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

severedThe ropes fell away.

HP and the Deathly Hollows --J.K. RowlingseveredAngela the connection.

Brisingr --Christopher Paolini

The bullet had hit him in the shoulder, tendons and

ligaments, shattering bone. The Looking-Glass War --Frank Beddor

severed.Now Palmgren was gone, and another tie to established societyhad been

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo --Stieg Larsson severing

sever: to cut

syn: truncate, terminate, amputateant: extend, unite, splice

Forms: N: severance V: sever, severs, severed, severingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

1.The severed ropes fell away.

2.Angela severed the connection.

3.The bullet had hit him in the shoulder, severing tendons and

ligaments, shattering bone.

4.Now Palmgren was gone, and another tie to established society

severed..had been

resplendent : luxuriously decorated

syn: opulent, ostentatious, lavishant: modest, spare, austere, sparse

Forms: N: resplendenceV: 00Adj: resplendent Adv: resplendently

Relatives: splendid; splendor

resplendentHe wore a

dressing gown and embroidered slippers.

The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot --Agatha Christie

resplendentShe saw the leaves in the sun; she heard the

sounds of the city, faint and sweet, like thousands of distant

violins. The Incredible Lightness of Being --Milan Kundera

resplendentRazor creases on his pants and

white shirts were his trademarks. Drown --Junot Diazresplendent

Gone With the Wind --Margaret Mitchell

He was in new clothes and a greatcoat with a

dashing cape thrown back from his heavy shoulders.

resplendent : luxuriously decorated

syn: opulent, ostentatious, lavishant: modest, spare, austere, sparse

Forms: N: resplendenceV: 00Adj: resplendent Adv: resplendently

Relatives: splendid; splendor

1.He wore a

dressing gown and embroidered slippers.

resplendent

resplendent2.She saw the leaves in the sun; she heard the

sounds of the city, faint and sweet, like thousands of distant violins.

3.Razor creases on his pants and resplendent white shirts were his

trademarks.

4.He was resplendent in new clothes and a greatcoat with a

dashing cape thrown back from his heavy shoulders.

discord: quarrelsome atmosphere; tension between people

syn: dispute, disagreementant: harmony, accord

Forms: N: discordV: 00Adj: discordant Adv: discordantly

discord crept among us.But then

HP and the Order of the Phoenix --J.K. Rowling

discord.This was the cause of constant

Love in the Time of Cholera --Gabriel Garcia Marquez

discordHe had seen some minor and name-calling.

The Crystal Shard --R.A. Salvatore

discord.

We have remained close, however, and have glimpsed islands of

This I Believe II --Jay Allison, et. al.

agreement while navigating the rapids of

discord: quarrelsome atmosphere; tension between people

syn: dispute, disagreementant: harmony, accord

Forms: N: discordV: 00Adj: discordant Adv: discordantly

discord

crept among us.

1.But then

2.This was the cause of constant discord.

3.He had seen some minor discord and name-calling.

4.We have remained close, however, and have glimpsed islands of

discord.agreement while navigating the rapids of

invective: a scolding with harsh words

syn: diatribe, vituperation, tiradeant: praise, adoration, adulation

Forms: N: invectiveV: 00Adj: 00 Adv: 00

invective.Then she burst into intolerable

Of Human Bondage --Somerset Maugham

invectives He occasionally broke forth into sentences composed of

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets --Stephen Crane

joined together in a long string.invective

He began to hate them vehemently, and to assail them with every

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance --Robert Pirsig

kind of he could think of.invective.

He was divided between the impulse to laugh aloud and the equally

Middlemarch --George Elliot

unseasonable impulse to burst into scornful

invective: a scolding with harsh words

syn: diatribe, vituperation, tiradeant: praise, adoration, adulation

Forms: N: invectiveV: 00Adj: 00 Adv: 00

1.Then she burst into intolerable invective.

2. He occasionally broke forth into sentences composed of

joined together in a long string.

invectives

invective

3. He began to hate them vehemently, and to assail them with every

kind of he could think of.

invective.

He was divided between the impulse to laugh aloud and the equally

unseasonable impulse to burst into scornful

wistful: in a day-dreaming state of mind

syn: dreamy, nostalgicForms: N: wistfulness; V:00; Adj: wistful Adv: wistfully

wistfullyI could see them smiling at us.

A Walk to Remember --Nicholas Sparks

wistful

wistfullyHe thought of the guys out on the football field

in the sweet, fresh wind, tossing the ball around before

practice began. The Chocolate Wars --Robert Cormier

He looked so as he went away, hearing the frolic

and evidently having none of his own.Little Women --Louisa May Alcott

wistfulness

And all the while the dog sat and watched him, a certain yearning

in his eyes, for it looked upon him as a fire-provider,

and the fire was slow in coming. To Build a Fire --Jack London

wistful: in a day-dreaming state of mind

syn: dreamy, nostalgicForms: N: wistfulness; V:00; Adj: wistful Adv: wistfully

wistfulness

4. And all the while the dog sat and watched him, a certain yearning

in his eyes, for it looked upon him as a fire-provider,

and the fire was slow in coming.

1.I could see them smiling at us.wistfully

wistful2.He looked so as he went away, hearing the frolic

and evidently having none of his own.

3.He thought of the guys out on the football field

in the sweet, fresh wind, tossing the ball around before

practice began.

wistfully

didactic: teacher-ish, in a condescending way

syn: pedantic; professorialForms: N: didacticism; autodidact V: 00; Adj: didactic Adv: didactically

didactic, His tone was becoming a little bit

and this both amused and irritated her. Doctor Zhivago --Boris Pasternakdidactic,Always he went into a learned exposition of the

diabolical purposes of cinnabar. One Hundred Years of Solitude --Gabriel Garcia Marquez

didactic.

Monsieur the Principal thinks my thesis aught to be dogmatic

and The Three Musketeers --Alexander Dumas

didactic

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance –Robert M. Pirsig

He could think of no possible way he could tell them what they

should work toward without falling back into the trap ofauthoritarian, thinking.

didactic: teacher-ish, in a condescending way

syn: pedantic; professorialForms: N: didacticism; autodidact V: 00; Adj: didactic Adv: didactically

1.His tone was becoming a little bit didactic,

and this both amused and irritated her.

diabolical purposes of cinnabar.

Always didactic,2.Always he went into a learned exposition of the

3. Monsieur the Principal thinks my thesis aught to be dogmatic

and didactic.

4.He could think of no possible way he could tell them what they

should work toward without falling back into the trap ofauthoritarian, didactic thinking.

undulate: to move in a slow, waving motion

syn: unstable, unpredictable, combativeant: placid, stable, predictable, docileForms: N: undulation; V: undulate, undulates, undulated, undulatingAdj: Adv:00

undulatingBelow, the surface of the water was an mirror

of brightness. The Pearl --John Steinbeck

undulating, A silver ring fish floated by them, and closing

like an iris, instantly, around food particles, to assimilate them.

The Martian Chronicles --Ray Bradbury

undulatedRipples of cold over Harry’s skin.

HP and the Deathly Hollows --J.K. Rowlingundulating

Fighting exhaustion, the two climbers continued up theridge above. Into Thin Air

--Jon Krakauer

undulate: to move in a slow, waving motion syn: unstable, unpredictable, combative ant: placid, stable, predictable, docile Forms: N: undulation; V: undulate, undulates, undulated, undulating Adj: Adv: 00

1.Below, the surface of the water was an

undulating mirror

of brightness.

2.A silver ring fish floated by them, undulating, and closing

like an iris, instantly, around food particles, to assimilate them.

3.Ripples of cold undulated over Harry’s skin.

4.Fighting exhaustion, the two climbers continued up the

undulating ridge above.

guileless

guileless: without trickery

syn: sincere, ingenuous, innocentant: insincere, disingenuous, sly, craftyForms: N: guile; V: beguile, beguiles, beguiled, beguiling; Adj: 00; Adv: 00Relatives: gullible, disguise, guise

guileless, Calm, and sometimes childishly animated, they

looked like fat fifty-year-olds pretending to be fourteen.The Unbearable Lightness of Being --Kundera Milan

and innocent. The Joy Luck Club --Amy Tan

With her smooth face, she looked like a young girl, frail,

guileless,

guileless

earnestness. A Thousand Splendid Suns --Khaled Hosseini

His look was one of conviction, of yet ironcladAirborn --Kenneth Oppel

His eyes were wide and as those of a boy.

guileless: without trickery

syn: sincere, ingenuous, innocentant: insincere, disingenuous, sly, craftyForms: N: guile; V: beguile, beguiles, beguiled, beguiling; Adj: 00; Adv: 00Relatives: gullible, disguise, guise

1.His look was one of conviction, of guileless yet ironclad

earnestness.

and innocent.2.With her smooth face, she looked like a young girl, frail, guileless,

3.Calm, guileless, and sometimes childishly animated, they

looked like fat fifty-year-olds pretending to be fourteen.

4.His eyes were wide and guileless as those of a boy.

ethereal: of the air or heavens

syn: celestial, insubstantial, airy, otherworldlyant: earthly, earthbound, quotidian, mundaneForms: N: ether; V: 00; Adj: ethereal; Adv: ethereally Relative: Ethernet

Mist floated just above the ground , and ghostlike.

A Bend in the Road --Nicholas Sparks

ethereal

ethereal.Surrounded by a streetlight halo, she looked almost

The Wedding --Nicholas Sparks

ethereal

The wrought-iron fence added a spooky touch to an

setting. True Believer --Nicholas Sparks

ethereal You have to kill them in their physical and

forms before they die.

City of Bones --Cassandra Clare

ethereal: of the air or heavens

syn: celestial, insubstantial, airy, otherworldlyant: earthly, earthbound, quotidian, mundaneForms: N: ether; V: 00; Adj: ethereal; Adv: etherallyRelative: Ethernet

1.Mist floated just above the ground ethereal and ghostlike.

ethereal.

3.The wrought-iron fence added a spooky touch to an

ethereal setting.

2.Surrounded by a streetlight halo, she looked almost

4.You have to kill them in their physical and

ethereal forms before they die.

ascetic: N: a person who is 100% dedicated toreligious pursuits; Adj: severely devotedto religion at the sacrifice of worldlymatters

ant: libertine, hedonist Forms: N: ascetic, ascetics,asceticism V: 00

asceticA gluttonous ? Such a contradiction!

Ender’s Game --Orson Scott Card

asceticBut I am no longer the one I was, I am no anymore,I am not a priest any more, I am no Brahmin any more.

Siddhartha --Herman Hesse

asceticHester sought not to acquire anything beyond a subsistence, of

the plainest and most

simple abundance for her child. The Scarlet Letter --Nathaniel Hawthorne

ascetic

His suits fitted him as though he had borrowed them from a stout

friend, and his face, seldom suggestive of his profession, was now

not at all so; it could have been than of anoccult pursuits.

absorbed in

In Cold Blood --Truman Capote

ascetic: N: a person who is 100% dedicated toreligious pursuits; Adj: severely devotedto religion at the sacrifice of worldlymatters

ant: libertine, hedonist Forms: N: ascetic, ascetics,asceticism V: 00

1.A gluttonous ascetic ? Such a contradiction!

2.But I am no longer the one I was, I am no anymore,

I am not a priest any more, I am no Brahmin any more.

ascetic

3.Hester sought not to acquire anything beyond a subsistence, of

the plainest and most ascetic description for herself, and a

4.His suits fitted him as though he had borrowed them from a stout

friend, and his face, seldom suggestive of his profession, was now

not at all so; it could have been than of an ascetic

occult pursuits.

absorbed in

Blight: disease, visible marks of decay

syn: degeneration,afflictionant: robustness

Forms: N: blight, blightsV: blight, blights, blighted,blighting Adj: 00 Adv: 00

blightedFive figures wandered slowly over the lands.

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy --Douglass AdamsblightThis sort of person is a on good professionalism.

Remains of the Day --Kazuo Ishiguro

blight.We have lost many flowers to frost and

Sweet Far Thing --Libba Bray

blight

Angela’s Ashes --Frank McCourt

She says ‘twould break your heart to think what the English didto us, but if they didn’t put the on the potato, they didn’tdo anything to take it off.

Blight: disease, visible marks of decay

syn: degeneration,afflictionant: robustness

Forms: N: blight, blightsV: blight, blights, blighted,blighting Adj: 00 Adv: 00

Five figures wandered slowly over the blighted lands.

This sort of person is a blight on good professionalism.

We have lost many flowers to frost and blight.

She says ‘twould break your heart to think what the English did

blightto us, but if they didn’t put the on the potato, they didn’t

do anything to take it off.

reticent: reluctant to speak

syn: taciturn, diffidentant: garrulous, loquacious

Forms: N: reticenceV: 00Adj: reticentAdv: reticently

reticentNassar, by nature, withdrew almost completely.

Zeitoun --Dave Eggers

reticent

He took my hand as we walked to the river, which surprised me

because he was normally to show affection in public.

The Poisonwood Bible --Barbara Kingsolverreticent.Pour your heart out to me, Bessie. Don’t be

Franny and Zooey --J.D. Salinger

reticentA fellow, he made no reply.

Howard’s End --E.M. Forster

reticent: reluctant to speak

syn: taciturn, diffidentant: garrulous, loquacious

Forms: N: reticenceV: 00Adj: reticentAdv: reticently

1.Nassar, reticent by nature, withdrew almost completely.

2.He took my hand as we walked to the river, which surprised me

because he was normally reticent to show affection in public.

3. Pour your heart out to me, Bessie. Don’t be reticent.

4. A reticent fellow, he made no reply.

notorious: well-known for a negative quality or behavior

syn: scandalousForms: N: notorietyV: 00 Adj: notorious Adv: notoriously

notorious

The men were jailed in one of Central Africa’s most

prisons. Outcasts United --Warren St. John

notoriouslyChinese officials are late.The Bourne Supremacy --Robert Ludlum

notoriousHe’s for saying no to everything.Angela’s Ashes --Frank McCourt

notoriousSecluded five miles up a rutted dirt track, the played-out minewas a party spot.

Crank --Ellen Hopkins

notorious: well-known for a negative quality or behavior

syn: scandalousForms: N: notorietyV: 00 Adj: notorious Adv: notoriously

1.The men were jailed in one of Central Africa’s most

notorious prisons.

2.Chinese officials are notoriously late.

3He’s notorious for saying no to everything.

was a notorious party spot.

4.Secluded five miles up a rutted dirt track, the played-out mine

chasm: a deep empty space

syn: abyss, gulf, gorgeant: mountain

Forms: N: chasm, chasmsV: 00; Adj: 00Adv: 00

chasm. Cold laughter echoed from the The Lighting Thief --Rick Riordan

chasm

The Two Towers --J.R.R. Tolkien

A cliff was on their left and a on their right.

Uglies --Scott Westerfield

But her first problem was getting across the chasm.

October Sky --Homer Hickham

There was nothing between us but a dark chasm.

chasm: a deep empty space

syn: abyss, gulf, gorgeant: mountain

Forms: N: chasm, chasmsV: 00; Adj: 00Adv: 00

1.Cold laughter echoed from the chasm.

2.But her first problem was getting across the chasm.

3.There was nothing between us but a dark chasm.

4. A cliff was on their left and a on their right.chasm